Rewards Plus - Social Studies Units 1 - 6

Match the following vocabulary word to its illustration.

• compartment

• 
• skepticism

• 
• promotion

• 
• merchant

• 

Answer explanation

compartment - ENCLOSED space(s)

promotion - making PROGRESS

skepticism - doubting

merchant - someone who buys and SELLS things

Getting through high school can be a​ (a)   ​ (b)   , but building strong study habits is essential for achieving success.

• complicated
• experience
• distribute

Answer explanation

Complicated is used to describe experience.

If a word contains a suffix, where will it be located?

• beginning of a word

• in the middle of a word

• at the end of a word

Answer explanation

prefix + base + suffix

In a class debate regarding the justice system, we discussed whether it is fair to ​ (a)   someone based solely on their past ​ (b)   with known criminals.

• prosecute
• associations
• promotion
• necessity

Answer explanation

prosecute - to carry out a LEGAL action against a person in a court of law

associations - a CONNECTION between people

What is the topic of this passage?

• one man's efforts to create a universal language

• how our language can be improved

• using language to communicate internationally

• a Russian language

According to the passage, Zamenhof wanted to create a universal language...

• to build a name for himself

• to provide a more complex language

• to resolve cultural differences

• to create a one world culture

Answer explanation

2nd paragraph line 1

The expression "popping up" could be best replaced by with...

• shouting

• opening

• hiding

• leaping

Answer explanation

"popping up" is in paragraph 4

According to the passage, what happened to the Tenth World Esperanto Congress (meeting)?

• It had attendees from 20 countries.

• It never took place.

• It had 4,000 attendees

• It was scheduled in 1915.

Answer explanation

5th paragraph states that WW I began and the meeting was forced to cancel.

Using the timeline, in which year did Lincoln win the election for state congress?

• 1824

• 1860

• 1830

• 1834

Answer explanation

Legislature and congress are the same.

Using the map, which 2 ethnic groups settled the most on the eastern coast of North America?

• English & the Swedish

• English & the French

• Spanish & the Swedish

• English & the Spanish

Answer explanation

Yellow represents the English and green represent the French.